SOLIDARITY WITH ALFIE MEADOWS -JOIN THE COURT PROTEST 26TH MARCH Assemble, Monday 26th March, 9am, Kingston Crown Court, 6-8 Pnehryn Road, Kingston, KT1 2BB 10 mins walk from Kingston Station. FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/270548723014910/?ref=ts London Meet up point 8AM WATERLOO STATION (There are also regular trains from VAUXHALL STATION) SPEAKERS include OWEN JONES author or CHAVS, MARCIA RIGG from […]
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500 march in defence of Owen Holland & vote no confidence in the Vice Chancellor
NEXT PROTEST, WEDS 21ST MARCH, 10AM, Great Saint Mary’s Church, Kings Parade, CAMBRIDGE The University of Cambridge court of discipline ruling to suspend PhD student Owen Holland for two and a half years is an outrageous attack on the right to protest. It is a clear message from the University that it will not tolerate dissent; […]
~ read more ~This judgment in favour of kettling is a missed opportunity
By Louise Christian- Honorary President Defend the Right to Protest The European court of human rights has delivered its eagerly awaited judgment on the lawfulness of the police tactic of “kettling” or containment. The use of this tactic at the G20 protests in 2009 – whenIan Tomlinson was unlawfully killed while trying to get through a police cordon – and […]
~ read more ~Owen Holland’s case shows the crackdown on dissent
N.B Protest Weds 21st March, 10am, Great Saint Mary’s Church, Kings Parade. (Last week 500 staff and students demonstrated calling for the reinstatement of Owen Holland, join this weeks protest, details above) Owen Holland’s Case shows the crackdown on dissent: Posted by Priyamvada Gopal - 18 March 2022 11:38 http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/03/david-willetts-holland-student No combination in the world is more lethal than […]
~ read more ~Reinstate Cambridge University Student -Sign the Petition
Sign the Petition Here: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/support-suspended-cambridge-university-student/ We, the undersigned, condemn the decision to suspend a student from the University of Cambridge for two and half years for his part in a peaceful protest against the government’s higher education policy. Opposition to the government’s higher education policies is a stated aim of a broad range of organisations including […]
~ read more ~Cambridge Uni student suspended for two and half years for reading a poem to David Willetts
Today the University of Cambridge suspended a junior member of the university until the end of 2014 for his part in a protest last November against David Willetts, government minister for Universities and Science. In a hearing that lasted six hours, the university Court of Discipline ruled that for his part in the peaceful disruption […]
~ read more ~Fortnum & Masons Occupiers respond to guilty verdict
Trial B defendants’ statement Today, like the 10 defendants before us, we have been found guilty of “entering a shop with the intention of intimidating others”. This is despite the fact that none of those charged were identified as having engaged in any “intimidating” behaviour. In fact, CCTV footage showed defendants variously interacting in a friendly […]
~ read more ~New CPS Guidelines
DPP issues guidance to prosecutors in public protest cases. On Tuesday 6th March, Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), issued Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors with new guidance on dealing with people who may have committed an offence during a protest or demonstration. Read what the CPS has to say about their new […]
~ read more ~Stand Up For Justice Public Forum Footage
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Watch City University student and DTRTP supporter, Tom Will’s playlist of the five main speakers at the Defend the Right to Protest Public Forum on Monday 5th March at Euston Friends Meeting House.
~ read more ~We are All Alfie Meadows: Day of Action
International Day Against Police Brutality is on Thursday 15th March. This will fall in the NUS week of action this year, we will be using this day as a day of action to increase awareness of Alfie Meadows’ case. Download materials and find out how you and your university/workplace can get involved. […]
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